playcanvas / playcanvas/engine

Create API to assign a material to a text UI element

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area: ui enhancement
Dominant language
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Description

We can do so with the image element via https://developer.playcanvas.com/api/pc.ElementComponent.html#material

Can we do the same to the text element?

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Research direction

Use the linked ElementComponent material API as the reference point, then locate the text UI element implementation and its public API. Compare its capabilities with the image element and verify the intended material-assignment behavior. Done means text elements expose an equivalent way to assign a material.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
api, game-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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